Compost Bedded Pack Barn Design: Features and Management Consideration
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Compost Bedded Pack Barn Design: Features and Management Consideration
Compost Bedded Pack Barn Design: Features and Management Consideration
Authored by: Jeffrey Bewley Randi Black Flavio Damasceno George Day Joe Taraba
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Abstract
The compost bedded pack barn is a housing system for lactating dairy cows. It consists of a large, open resting area, usually bedded with sawdust or dry, fine wood shavings and manure composted into place and mechanically stirred on a regular basis.
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English
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